New Orleans is known worldwide for its food, music, and festivals. It has one of the world’s largest and busiest ports. Tourism is a six-billion-dollar industry, accounting for 40% of the city’s revenue. Many of its streets are famous as well. Some examples are:
637 Royal St., 1930’s
Bourbon St., 1925
Canal St., 1910
In the early 1900s, so many Italians had immigrated to the French Quarter section of New Orleans that it was known as “Little Palermo.” This photo shows the Italian Headquarters ca.1900.
My favorite New Orleans street photo comes from James Shaw Photography. He shows a milk delivery man on Esplanade Ave. in 1903, then a current view, and then he combines the two (click to enlarge).
